At the Ankara NATO summit, Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen told leaders Greenland "is of course not for sale" after President Trump revived calls for U.S. control. The row clouded a meeting meant to show rising European defense spending.

A Court of Appeals panel found Oregon's $500,000 wrongful‑death cap left a widow without a substantial remedy after a 2021 Highway 26 crash. The panel reversed and remanded the lower court's judgment.

A brief campaign stop at Mikki’s Soul Food Café in Third Ward left Black leaders calling for real listening sessions as the Texas Senate race tightens.

Taylor Hatch resigned as Florida’s DCF secretary effective July 3 after a delayed confirmation tied to the Hope Florida controversy and rising SNAP error-rate concerns.

Sixteen Bartholomew County races will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot, from county council seats to treasurer and clerk matchups. Here’s what to know about key contests and deadlines.

Six years after a state takeover, Shepherd ISD shows gains in graduation and career readiness but still carries a D rating as campus grades slide. Locals point to teacher shortages and housing as central problems.

Karla Silvestre declared victory in a razor‑thin Montgomery County at‑large primary, edging Fatmata Barrie by roughly 1,175 votes in a race decided as mail‑in and provisional ballots were tallied.

A petition says the chair of the Texas Center for Arts + Academics shared posts critics call racially coded; parents are asking the board to remove her. The posts were deleted but signers say they form a pattern.

Mayor Daniella Levine Cava says the 2027 proposal — due next Wednesday — won’t hike the gas tax or cut arts and charity grants, narrowing how the county closes a projected gap.

A federal appeals panel ruled July 7, 2026 that parts of Florida’s Stop WOKE law cannot be enforced against public university professors, preserving classroom speech protections.

A Baker Tilly audit found weak contract controls, missing records and payment problems in Dallas’ merged Transportation and Public Works department.

A Dispatch payroll database shows Gahanna’s top 2025 earners were mainly police supervisors and the chief, with several employees topping $160,000 to $200,000.

A federal judge quashed a sweeping DOJ subpoena for Fulton County’s 2020 election workers, a ruling county officials say protects poll‑worker privacy even as the federal probe continues.